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Rules of engagement: How to build rapport with your employees
Updated: April 20, 2025Workforce engagement is a game of mutuality. Each side needs to feel heard and respected.
Updated: April 20, 2025
Portland city and chamber team up on networking program
April 16, 2025The Professional Connections Program will get a jumpstart thanks to a $60,000 donation from the John T. Gorman Foundation.
April 16, 2025
Required reading for employers: How to avoid common mistakes in your employee handbook
Updated: April 4, 2025An employee handbook could constitute a contract between the employer and its employees even if the employer does not intend to create an employment contract.
Updated: April 4, 2025
How to inspire young Mainers to build their careers here
Updated: April 1, 2025If we want to retain talent and strengthen our workforce, we all need to lean in, writes guest columnist Katie Shorey of Live + Work in Maine.
Updated: April 1, 2025
The art of conversation: Why talking to strangers is good for business
Updated: March 19, 2025In an age where technology has made it easier to connect with anyone via social media or instant messaging, we often overlook the simple yet profound value of face-to-face interactions, writes guest columnist Nancy Marshall.
Updated: March 19, 2025
How to maximize workforce development efforts for workers, employers and communities
March 17, 2025Workforce training isn’t just an expense — it’s an investment in the future, writes guest columnist John Lewis. When done right, it strengthens businesses, creates economic opportunities and helps individuals build rewarding careers.
March 17, 2025
Maine launches online platform to connect job seekers with employers
March 12, 2025Job seekers and employers can now connect 24/7 with workforce resources from wherever they are, and tailor their search results to fit their needs.
March 12, 2025
Maine's clean energy workforce is growing, but more workers are needed
Updated: March 11, 2025Maine’s clean energy workforce reached nearly 15,600 jobs in 2023, growing at a rate nearly twice that of the state’s overall workforce since 2019. But employee recruitment and retention remain a challenge.
Updated: March 11, 2025
How the way you use your voice can help you communicate more effectively
March 10, 2025As a visual culture — video games, movies, i-everything — It’s easy to forget how effective our voice can be in amplifying our presence.
March 10, 2025
Career 'catalyst' program connects Maine employers and interns
March 5, 2025Maine Career Catalyst has enrolled over 3,200 summer interns across over 140 Maine employers since the program’s start in 2017.
March 5, 2025Commentary: Why the business community must lead the movement for education reform
March 5, 2025Guest columnist John Lewis writes that, "if we want a stronger workforce tomorrow, we can't keep waiting for someone else to fix the system. It's on us — employers, industry leaders and business owners — to step forward and demand change."
March 5, 2025Jobs report: Maine is not competitive with other states
March 3, 2025Maine is not attracting new employment at the same rates as other states and firms are not achieving the high levels of productivity that would support increasing wage levels.
March 3, 2025
Building a resilient business: Strategies for growth and employee engagement
Updated: February 21, 2025Equipping your team with well-defined procedures is vital for empowering employees and allowing them to grow.
Updated: February 21, 2025
Proposed bill looks to start forest products workforce training at age 16
Updated: February 18, 2025The proposal would allow 16-year-olds to work in their families’ logging businesses under parental supervision — something already possible on farms but illegal in the logging industry.
Updated: February 18, 2025Keller Williams Realty Greater Portland will hold job fair
Updated: February 14, 2025The informal format includes agents, prospective agents and administrators with display, information and networking opportunities.
Updated: February 14, 2025
United Way of Southern Maine hires its next leader from within
February 6, 2025Dan Coyne will succeed Liz Cotter Schlax as president and CEO of the Portland-based nonprofit, effective March 3.
February 6, 2025
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